Mac mini the new AppleTV 2.0?

I was thinking since Apple is now considered an electronics gadget company, why not make the entry level Mac the next AppleTV with Leopard (OS X 10.5)? If Apple added the ATV's connections and software they could market it along with the iPod. This would give the ATV a DVD player and the capability of loading EyeTV DVR on it. Maybe Apple could preload a trial version of EyeTV on it for those who want to record TV programs. Beef up the processor, video graphics and add a built-in iPod dock and you'd have a true media server. Price it extremely competitive.
There are a lot of iPod and iPhone users out there that would buy this AppleTV 2.0. This would be the first Mac for many households and when it came time to get a regular computer they may think iMac or MacBook because of their great experience with Apple's many consumer gadgets.

jonjon wrote:
You say it is secure by default, so could this third party person have fooled my parents into thinking there was a problem with its security?
Possibly...
Also theres every chance that the insecure wireless SSIDs were infact BTFon and BT Openzone
(they get flagged up as insecure but need the primary email account name to gain access)
But to be safe, enter http://bthomehub.home/
Click A-Z (top right), then H, then Home network
Enter the password
On this page look for any odd wireless connections to see if the little sod has connected to the hub.
(as a side note; the hub2 has WPA & WPA2 encryption by default - it can be cracked though)
If there are any odd connections (I'd do this regardless), Click Wireless (in blue banner),
navigate to security and change the WPA Encryption key and click apply.
ALSO CHECK that WPA & WPA2 encryption is selected, if not tick it and again hit apply.
You'll need to reconnect any wireless devices using the new key.
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